Working Class Hollywood
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 165 ratingsConversations with the people that make the Movies, TV shows and Entertainment you love. If you're looking to break into or move up in the entertainment industry OR you're a fan of content and want to hear about how it's made...this is the podcast for you.
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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Executive Producer: Bill Fritz
March 13, 2020 06:29 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBBill Fritz is an Executive Producer on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Bravo. He oversees the post department which includes the Editors and Story Producers. Bill and his team take the hundreds of hours of raw footage and craft it into the compelling stories you see on television. Bill shares his story about starting in radio, writing feature films, and ultimately landing in reality TV where he has thrived for many many years. Bill is an incredibly smart and thoughtful producer, and his ...
Reality TV Development Executive: Karrie Wolfe
February 28, 2020 06:09 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBKarrie Wolfe is the Executive Vice President and Head of Development at Kinetic Content, a television production company specializing in reality TV. Kinetic produces Married at First Sight and Little Women on Lifetime, Spy Games on Bravo, Man vs Bear on Discovery, the new show Love is Blind on Netflix and many more. Karrie's job is to create or find new ideas for shows and then sell them to networks. Karrie and I talk about how reality shows are developed and sold, what makes a good pitch...
My Wife: Carrie Smith...Follow Up Interview
February 17, 2020 06:42 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWhen Carrie was on the podcast last year she had just put notice in at a job that was making her miserable and had NO idea what she was going to do or where she was going to end up. In this follow up interview Carrie shares what she's been through since she left the corporate world and where she is now. Spoiler alert, she's MUCH happier.
E! News Reporter: Tierney Bricker
February 03, 2020 04:44 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBTierney Bricker is a Features Editor at E! News Online for their television department. She writes articles about TV for a living which sounds like a pretty cool job! Tierney shares her story of how she went from being a ballsy, entitled intern to a successful reporter for one of the original entertainment reporting institutions. We also talk Vanderpump Rules as she is a superfan and had some burning questions. Tierney References some articles she wrote which you can read here: I Survive...
Production Company Founder: Doug Ross
May 14, 2019 04:59 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBDoug Ross is the Founder and President of Evolution Media, one of the most prolific production companies in television. Doug and his team at Evolution produce Real Housewives of Orange County, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, Botched, Botched by Nature, Bug Juice and many more reality and non-fiction television series. Doug and I talk about the incredible journey he took from writing cue cards and shopping for groceries to leading a highly successful production company. Do...
Captain Marvel Co-Producer & Marvel Studios Vice President of Production: David Grant (SEASON 1 FINALE)
May 14, 2019 04:57 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBSEASON 1 FINALE. David Grant is the Vice President of Physical Production at Marvel Studios as well as a Co-Producer on all their films. He's worked on pretty much every Marvel movie that has come out including Iron Man, Spider Man, Black Panther, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel and Avengers. David is on the team that oversees the budgeting of the films, the hiring of the department heads and crew that make the movies, and he makes decision about where and how the films will be...
SPECIAL GUEST My Wife: Carrie Smith
May 05, 2019 23:38 - 50 minutes - 35.2 MBAre you working in a job that you hate, that doesn't bring you joy, but you feel trapped because you need the money or benefits you earn? My wife Carrie Smith was in that exact position and she decided to do something about it. Today's episode is a little different because Carrie doesn't work in the entertainment industry, but I think people that have ever worked in a job they don't love will relate to her story. Hear Carrie's inspiring story about how she chose to prioritize her joy and qua...
The Flash & DC's Legends of Tomorrow Director: Viet Nguyen
April 27, 2019 22:50 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBViet Nguyen is a television editor and director. Viet edited on shows like Party Down and iZombie before making the transition to director on shows like The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Lucifer. Viet shares the story of how he went from a nerdy, video camera obsessed teenager, to a post PA on Veronica Mars, to a working film maker in Hollywood. Viet's Short Film Crush The Skull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBsrzEp-XSg Follow the podcast on In...
Vanderpump Rules Director of Photography: Jason Eksuzian & Actress/Writer: Kincaid Walker
April 21, 2019 18:04 - 59 minutes - 41.4 MBJason Eksuzian is a Director of Photographer and Camera Operator. He's worked on reality shows like Little People Big World, Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules and The Hills: New Beginnings. He also has written and directed several of his own projects. Kincaid Walker is an actress who has a recurring role on Speechless on ABC starring Minnie Driver. Kincaid also created, wrote and starred in the award winning digital series Hug It Out. Jason and Kincaid tell their stories of how...
Sound Editor, Designer & Mixer: Ric Schnupp
April 15, 2019 04:10 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBRic Schnupp is a supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer at Soundtrack New York. Ric does audio engineering, recording, and mixing for film and television. He has worked on a boat load of movies but one of his bigger, more recent credits was the Academy Award winning documentary feature Free Solo. Ric talks about mixing Free Solo alongside audio guru Tom Fleischman, and every job he's had in sound from intern, ADR, Foley, editing, mixing, to supervisor and what comes along with each ...
Marvel Television Vice President of Comedy & Programming: Grant Gish
April 08, 2019 05:10 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBGrant Gish runs comedy development and programming for Marvel Television. When you think of Marvel you may not think of comedic television shows, but Grant is about to change that. Marvel just announced a big deal with Hulu for 5 adult animation shows: M.O.D.O.K., Hit-Monkey, Tigra & Dazzler, and Howard the Duck. These four original shows will then culminate in the team-up special Marvel’s The Offenders. Grant helped put this sale together and is now overseeing the shows as they go into prod...
Funhaus Editor & Content Creator: Jon Smith
March 29, 2019 12:44 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBJon Smith is an editor and content creator for Funhaus, a popular YouTube channel. Funhaus has more than 1.5 million subscribers, puts out 7 videos a week, and has a full staff of on camera talent, producers, and editors all dedicated to filming dudes playing video games and cracking jokes. Jon is one of the channel's main video editors and he also appears on camera frequently in their videos. Jon is also my brother, so press play and enjoy the brotherly love. Here's Jon's video resume he...
Triple Frontier Producer: Andy Horwitz
March 25, 2019 07:58 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBAndy Horwitz produces movies for Atlas Entertainment the film production company behind massive hits like The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman, and Justice League. Some of Andy's projects include the Oscar Nominated film American Hustle starring Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, and Christian Bale...Suicide Squad, and the recently released Netflix Film Triple Frontier that stars Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal, and Charlie Hunnam. Andy shares his story of how he went from fi...
Vanderpump Rules Showrunner: Bill Langworthy
March 17, 2019 19:53 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBBill Langworthy is the Executive Producer and Showrunner of Vanderpump Rules on Bravo. Before finding his way to #pumprules he worked on The Hills and The City on MTV and before that he cut his teeth as a producer on The Late Show With David Letterman and The Ricki Lake Show. Bill tells the story of how he got into show business, and shares some great behind the scenes stories from The Hills and Vanderpump Rules. Bill also takes some questions from Vanderpump Rules cast members Stassi Sch...
Head of Music at Dreamworks TV Animation: Alexandra Nickson
March 11, 2019 06:34 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBAlexandra Nickson runs the music department at Dreamworks Television Animation, the studio that makes shows such as KUNG FU PANDA, TROLLHUNTERS, 3 BELOW, BOSS BABY, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, DINOTRUX and many more. Alex oversees music placement, acquisition, and original scores and compositions for every show that Dreamworks does. She tells the story of how she went from a high school show choir geek to successful Hollywood music executive. Alexandra began her career in feature films working in...
TV Post Producer: Jamie Vega Wheeler
March 04, 2019 07:48 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBJamie Vega Wheeler is a post producer for scripted television. She's worked on a ton of shows like Rome on HBO, Bates Motel on FX, and LOST on ABC just to name a few. Jamie oversees post production which means her department is responsible for the actual footage from when it leaves the camera on set, through the editing process, to actually getting the final episode to the network so they can air it on TV. Jamie talks all about the post process including foley artist recording, loop groups, ...
Animator: Zac Moncrief
February 25, 2019 05:04 - 1 hour - 47 MBZac Moncrief is a producer, director, writer, and animator for some of the coolest animated TV shows to come out in the last 20 years. He's worked on Johnny Bravo, Hey Arnold, Dora The Explorer, Family Guy, Phineas and Ferb and many others. In this interview Zac talks about how he came from New Jersey to attend CalArts, and then broke into the animation industry from there. Zac also talks in detail of what producers and directors in animation do from storyboarding, animatics, to final animat...
TV Writer & Showrunner: Matt Nix
February 18, 2019 05:45 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBMatt Nix is a television writer and Showrunner who is responsible for some truly fantastic shows. He created and ran Burn Notice on USA, The Good Guys on FOX, The Comedians on FX, and most recently The Gifted on FOX. Matt was a screenwriter for films for 8 years before he sold Burn Notice and transitioned into television. Matt has some great stories from the early days of his careers and his advice for people who want to write for television is priceless. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, ...
Costume Designer: Mona May
February 11, 2019 02:10 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MBMona May is a costume designer for film and television with a career that has spanned the last 25 years. Mona broke onto the scene with the 1995 film Clueless, and has worked on countless movies and TV shows since. Some of her other credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Wedding Singer, Disney's The Haunted Mansion, Enchanted, and the Netflix series The Santa Clarita Diet. Mona talks all about what a costume designer does from getting the script, meeting with the directo...
Vanderpump Rules Fan Proposal: Post-Engagement Interview With Howard & Samantha
February 07, 2019 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBA few months ago I got an email from Howard, a Vanderpump Rules super fan who was planning on proposing to his girlfriend Samantha. Howard was hoping for some kind of video from one of the Vanderpump Rules cast members that he could play for Samantha when he proposed to her. He was expecting something simple like a "Hey Samantha, Howard has a sexy unique question for you" but I took his idea and ran with it. Along with cast members Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright I shot a fake Vande...
Reality TV Showrunner: Brady Connell
February 03, 2019 22:23 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBBrady Connell has been producing and directing reality TV since before reality TV existed. He worked on the first seasons of Survivor and Amazing Race on CBS. He was the showrunner on Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC for 5 seasons. He runs The Great Christmas Light Fight which is going into its 7th season on ABC. HGTV Recently announced that they are rebooting Extreme Makeover Home Edition with 10 new episodes this year, and Brady is going to be showrunning this new version of the show. ...
GUEST HOST Vanderpump Rules Producer: Lyndsey Burr
January 27, 2019 21:42 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBThe host becomes the guest. Today's episode is a bit different as I hand the reigns of the podcast over to Vanderpump Rules producer Lyndsey Burr. Lyndsey was listening to the podcast and kept wondering what my story was so she reached out and asked if she could flip the script and come on the podcast to interview me. I tell my own origin story from one fateful encounter at the Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back movie premiere in 2001 to becoming Co-Executive Producer on Vanderpump Rules. NOT...
Vice President of Comedy Central: Adam Londy
January 20, 2019 19:17 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBAdam Londy is the Vice President of Talent and Development at Comedy Central. He develops new shows for the network and oversees production of existing shows such as The Jim Jefferies Show, Corporate, and a new show coming out this year starring Awkwafina. Adam shares his story of starting as an agent's assistant at CAA to working for a film producer, to producing his own films, to his current job at Comedy Central. Adam is a Vanderpump Rules super fan so he asks me all his burning questions...
Reality TV Challenge Producer: Mike Miller
January 14, 2019 06:42 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBMike Miller made a career in television creating games, stunts, and challenges for shows like Hell's Kitchen, Big Brother and Amazing Race. In this episode of the podcast Mike tells the story about getting a late start in the entertainment industry, his first job as a PA on the movie American Pie, and how he ended up getting into this very fun position within reality TV. Mike talks a lot about the production of Big Brother and Amazing Race both on CBS, and talks about the process of puttin...
Television Writer: Rashad Raisani
January 07, 2019 05:52 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBRashad Raisani is a writer for television, specifically dramas. He worked on Burn Notice and White Collar both on USA and has since been developing and working on the staff of shows under overall deals at NBC Universal and Twentieth Century Fox. Rashad tells the story of how he went from being an assistant to a literary manager, to taking over that manager's office as a development executive, to ultimately following his true passion for writing. Rashad is one of the smartest and nicest gu...
ABC Studios Development Executive: Zack Olin
December 24, 2018 02:56 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBZack Olin is the Vice President of Creative Development for ABC Studios, the television production arm of Disney. ABC Studios produces shows like Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, black-ish, and The Kids Are Alright which Zack developed for the studio. Zack tells his inspiring story of moving to Los Angeles, starting as a PA on an HBO Film, and then rising the ranks to the position he has now. Zack shares a lot of great information about how TV shows are developed and sold as well as the roles...
Special Effects Supervisor: Tom Bellissimo
December 17, 2018 00:48 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBTom "Brooklyn" Bellissimo is a special effects engineer that has worked in film and television for the last 30 years. Some of Tom's biggest credits include The Mask, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, From Dusk Till Dawn, Charlie's Angels, Saw, Mad Men, and so many more. Tom does mechanical effects which are real, in camera effects not visual effects done on green screens or with computers. Tom tells his story of breaking in as a PA in music videos, transitioning into special effects, and building ...
Jim Jefferies Show Producer: Andrew Wantuck
December 10, 2018 02:15 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBAndrew Wantuck is the Supervising Producer on The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central. Andrew shares his story of getting his first job in LA by knocking on the door of a comedy club, to becoming a producer on Tosh.0 also on Comedy Central, to overseeing the field production team for Jim Jefferies. Andrew turns the tables and asks Jeremiah about producing reality TV and we do a deep behind the scenes dive into how the episodes of Vanderpump Rules are put together in post and what it's like ...
Disney Film Publicist: Megan Wasserman
December 02, 2018 08:41 - 50 minutes - 35.2 MBMegan Wasserman is a Senior Publicist at Walt Disney Studios. She handles global publicity for all the Marvel movies (Avengers Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America, Black Panther) and other live action Disney films. Megan shares her story about how she went from a researcher at The Doctor Phil Show to traveling the globe promoting the biggest movies in the world. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Walt Disney Studios Megan's college North Eastern University Entertainment Temp ...
Culinary Producer: Kim Seeley
November 26, 2018 05:34 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBKim Seeley is a culinary producer for television. She has worked on shows such as Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Food Network Star, and Nailed It on Netflix. She's also worked for YouTube channels such as Rosanna Pansino's Nerdy Nummies. Kim shares her story about how she went from restaurant chef to a highly sought after producer in the entertainment industry.
Reality TV Editor: Bri Dellinger
November 17, 2018 16:56 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBBri Dellinger is an editor that has worked on some of the biggest reality shows on TV including Project Runway, Top Chef, Hells Kitchen, and Vanderpump Rules. Bri shares her story of how an oboe scholarship led to an internship which led to a successful career in television. Anyone interested in editing, post production, or reality TV should give this one a listen.
TV Comedy Writer: Joe Chandler
October 28, 2018 13:03 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBJoe Chandler writes for American Dad on TBS. He shares how he went from being a TGIFridays waiter to Co-Executive Producer on a successful animated show. We talk about entry level jobs in entertainment, whether or not you need an agent when starting out, the dynamics of a writer's room, and discuss several ways aspiring writers could find their first break. Joe also gives a great breakdown of a how an episode of American Dad goes from idea to episode and every step in between.